{"id":27981,"date":"2025-09-04T09:19:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T09:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/?p=27981"},"modified":"2026-01-05T13:59:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T13:59:17","slug":"mercedes-opts-for-korean-manufacturer-for-massive-battery-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/mercedes-opts-for-korean-manufacturer-for-massive-battery-order\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercedes Opts for Korean Manufacturer for Massive Battery Order"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>According to the Korean press, <strong>Mercedes<\/strong> has chosen <strong>LG Energy Solution (LGES)<\/strong> for a massive battery order totaling <strong>107 GWh<\/strong>, following intense competition with Chinese rivals like CATL and Farasis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A new battery agreement has been signed between <strong>Mercedes-Benz<\/strong> and <strong>LG Energy Solution (LGES)<\/strong>. Some of the batteries will be supplied to the U.S. and some to Europe. Although not officially confirmed, the cells to be delivered are likely to be <strong>46-series cylindrical batteries<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Details of the Agreement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/indir-1-4.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/indir-1-4.webp 720w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/indir-1-4-300x198.webp 300w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/indir-1-4-150x99.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to official documents released by LGES, the agreement is divided into two parts. <strong>75 GWh<\/strong> of batteries will be supplied to the U.S. between July 2029 and December 2037, while <strong>32 GWh<\/strong> will be supplied to Europe between August 2028 and December 2035.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The monetary value of the total <strong>107 GWh<\/strong> order was not disclosed. However, South Korean media estimates the deal is worth around 15 trillion won, or about <strong>9.3 billion euros<\/strong>. This calculation is based on the current prices of 46-series cylindrical cells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LGES currently produces this battery format in South Korea and is preparing to open a new factory in Arizona, USA, in 2026. Tesla and Rivian are also expected to source from this factory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mercedes-Benz has also shown interest in cylindrical cells. The <strong>Concept AMG GT XX<\/strong> model, based on the brand&#8217;s new AMG.EA platform, uses these batteries. In contrast, it was announced that prismatic cells would be used for the CLA&#8217;s MMA platform and the GLC and new C-Class&#8217;s MB.EA-M platforms. For the large vehicle <strong>MB.EA-L platform<\/strong>, it is stated that batteries will not require a module level, making cylindrical cells a viable option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Korea Economic Daily, the new batteries for Mercedes-Benz will be manufactured at the LGES factory in <strong>Arizona<\/strong>. If the cell format is confirmed, this order will be the <strong>&#8220;largest single order for LG Energy&#8217;s 46-series cylindrical cells.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cooperation between the two companies has been strengthening rapidly. In October 2024, LGES signed a <strong>50.5 GWh<\/strong> contract with Mercedes-Benz. At that time, details were limited, but the South Korean press wrote that the agreement also covered 46-series cells and that deliveries would begin in 2028. With the new contract, the total volume between the two companies will exceed <strong>150 GWh<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You Might Also Like;<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the Korean press, Mercedes has chosen LG Energy Solution (LGES) for a massive battery order totaling 107 GWh, following intense competition with Chinese rivals like CATL and Farasis. A new battery agreement has been signed between Mercedes-Benz and LG Energy Solution (LGES). Some of the batteries will be supplied to the U.S. and &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23622,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAown96uCw:productID":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[343,163],"class_list":["post-27981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-futurescience","tag-future-mobility","tag-mercedes-benz-electric-car-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27981"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27981\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}